Eric Fraud sentenced for defrauding LabCorp

St. Charles County, Mo (KSDK) -- A former employee of a St. Charles County business will spend 27 months in jail for defrauding his employer of $342,430 and will have to pay back the money.

According to court documents, Eric Engle was the manager of the North Central Division of Lab Corp, In. between 2007 and September 2011.

While working at LabCorp, Engle was accused of creating a ficticious cleaning service company called OptiClean and creating fradulent invoices to LabCorp of $342,430 for services that were never done, according to the U.S. Attorney of Eastern Missouri's Office.